Director of Security (00054)

Title: Director of Security (00054)

State Role Title: Info Technology Specialist IV

Hiring Range: Up to $160,000

Pay Band: 7

Agency: Department of Elections

Location: Department of Elections

Agency Website: www.elections.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Organizational Objective
The Department of Elections promotes and supports accurate, fair, open and secure elections for the citizens of the Commonwealth. ELECT ensures the proper administration of election laws, campaign finance disclosure compliance, and voter registration processes in the state by promulgating rules, regulations, issuing instructions, and providing information to local Electoral Boards and general registrars.

The Department of Elections envisions a highly modern, efficient and professional electoral process that is trustworthy and accountable at all levels and engages Virginia’s diverse citizenry in the most fundamental right in a democratic society: the right to vote.

The Director of Security oversees ELECT’s Security Program to ensure ELECT Systems remain confidential, integrity is maintained, and ELECT systems remain available for all users. Ensures ELECT systems meet federal, Commonwealth of Virginia and agency security standards. The position will work with ELECT development teams, network service providers and security staff of the Commonwealth of Virginia to ensure security requirements are included in SDLC activities. Responsible for ensuring security policies and controls are created, implemented, monitored, and updated, vulnerabilities are tracked and remediation and system security plans are updated to meet changing business, security and technological requirements.

Supervises ELECT’s Information Security Officer, and the Voting Systems Program Manager, and is responsible for the coordination and administration of the Locality Election Security Standards. Develops and maintains a level of knowledge that ensures coverage for each position of the Security division in the event of an absence or vacancy. Work will involve providing oversight of the selection, installation, configuration, testing and implementation of security technology.

Work will also involve supervising the Information Systems Security program to protect electronic information from unauthorized users, intrusions, or other security threats; leading and supervising ELECT's information security team; participating as a security subject matter expert for information technology projects; overseeing the work of the ISO in security investigations and recommendations, access to the Commissioner for reporting requirements, and implementation of corrective actions; ensuring compliance with state and federal security regulations; and ensuring the development and delivery of ELECT's security awareness training program. Actively participating in ELECT’s business continuity, disaster recovery, and election event security planning and implementation.

The successful candidate will provide leadership and foster a high-performing work environment with a commitment to collegiality, teamwork, and collaboration.

Performs related work as required.

Minimum Qualifications

· Leadership and management skills – capable of empowering and leading a team of Information Security. Professionals to meet business and technology security goals, providing direction, monitoring performance, motivating staff, and building a positive working environment.
· Strong customer focus – able to meet the demands of internal and external customers.
· Flexible and adaptable – capable of changing direction where required and showing flexibility to meet new demands and of adapting to a fast-moving technology landscape.
· Experience forming business partnerships that help drive the information security strategy forward.
· Ability to communicate to senior executives and elected officials both orally and in written correspondence.
· Knowledge of current and emerging information technologies and security tools used to perform information security functions.
· Demonstrated ability to provide strategic information technology (IT) advice to executive stakeholders and be able to provide leadership and guidance in the delivery of multiple complex projects.
· Experience in strategic/long term thinking.

· Knowledge in the following:
o Information Security Programs
o Computers, applications, and electronics
o Security Frameworks and threat environments
o Cybersecurity and privacy principles

· Other skills and abilities include:
o Critical thinking
o Active listening
o Judgment and decision making
o Complex problem solving
o Oral and written comprehension
o Work effectively as a member of a team and exercise good interpersonal skills

· Administration and management

Additional Considerations

Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) is preferred.

Experience in the following areas is a plus:
· Server Administration
· Network Administration
· Disaster Recovery
· Business Continuity
· Procurement and budgeting
· Business Intelligence/Data management
· Voting systems and pollbook equipment

Familiarity with:
· Software development
· Data transformation and movement
· System analysis and design, networking, firewalls, servers, and appliances
· NIST or VITA Security Standards, processes, and procedures

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Must have or be able to obtain a valid driver’s license.

The selected candidate will have to complete a fingerprint based background check.

Special Instructions to Applicants:
The Virginia Department of Elections is an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity in the workplace. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin or disability. Applicants who need accommodations for an interview should request this in advance by emailing debbie.wyattsmith@dhrm.virginia.gov. AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other National Service Alumni are encouraged to apply."

State employees who have been affected by Policy 1.30 Layoff and possess a valid Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Card) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Card) must submit the card BEFORE the closing date for this position. The card may be scanned and attached to the application or faxed to (804) 371-7401. Please include your name and the position number on the fax cover.

Contact Information

Name: Debbie Wyatt-Smith

Phone: 804-225-2007

Email: debbie.wyattsmith@dhrm.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.